GDS S/C 18 Watter

guitardan · Post by **guitardan** » Mon 09/14/09 12:13 pm

Just finished the chassis build...
Fired right up and barkin' out some great tones....
Fun project, great learning experience.
Waiting on the Plexi Panels, and I'm planning on building a head cab.

stevesuk · Post by **stevesuk** » Mon 09/14/09 1:02 pm

Great to see another build with the valves at the front.
With the inputs so close to V1 it cures a lot of potential problems.

Steve UK
www.valvepower.co.uk

scottva59 · Post by **scottva59** » Mon 09/14/09 1:24 pm

Sweet build! I really like that look.
Where did you get your chassis?

Chubsman · Post by **Chubsman** » Mon 09/14/09 1:54 pm

Nice,

The only thing I might have done differently is the grounding. I would have put all of my ground connections on the same lug (Star grounding), off of the transformer bolts.

Post by **zaphod_phil** » Mon 09/14/09 3:10 pm

It's great to see the return of GDS' Single-channel (ie 18W Lite)!

WaZaK · Post by **WaZaK** » Mon 09/14/09 3:38 pm

guitardan wrote: barkin' out some great tones....

No VVR? Want some cotton swabs for the ear bleeds? Lolol.

Chubsman wrote:I would have put all of my ground connections on the same lug, off of the transformer bolts.

Me too, but I would have fitted a dedicated ground post, rather than using a fixture bolt.

Nice - and different. I thought I was looking at the frontplate in a mirror!
Interesting to note that GDS also have "the new Mini-18W" (Lite Combo) in the offing.
(Doesn't look too much like a Marshall, mind you. Looks like it should have been done in tweed ......)

Chubsman · Post by **Chubsman** » Mon 09/14/09 8:21 pm

WaZaK wrote:
Chubsman wrote:I would have put all of my ground connections on the same lug, off of the transformer bolts.
Me too, but I would have fitted a dedicated ground post, rather than using a fixture bolt.

Yes that is what I meant off/away from the transformer bolts.... i said it wrong.

WaZaK · Post by **WaZaK** » Mon 09/14/09 8:26 pm

Chubsman wrote:that is what I meant

Sorry. And I read it wrong!

guitardan · Post by **guitardan** » Thu 09/17/09 7:43 am

scottva59 wrote:Sweet build! I really like that look.
Where did you get your chassis?

Thanks!!
Thats the new GDS chassis that came w/ the kit.

Also, regarding some of the other comments:
This is my first 18 Watt PTP build, I simply followed the instruction manual pretty much to the T.
I have no problems w/ noise, performance, tone, or anything else so far..

- Dan

doctornorbert · Post by **doctornorbert** » Thu 09/17/09 10:06 am

That looks like a great kit! I love the stripped-down minimalism of a SC!

Post by **Graydon** » Fri 09/18/09 6:12 am

Dan,

Great looking amp! BTW, welcome to 18Watt.com.

Guys, I heard Dan's SC on Wed. evening and it sounds great.

That is the new GDS 18W SC chassis. It is available now. I have gold plexi panels for both front and rear panels. THe rear panel has provisions for an impedance switch, two output jacks and a fuse and IEC socket. The front panel has holes in it for a TMB if you want to try that. The plexi panel covers those up for now but I'll have a few TMB panels made up very soon. I'll get some photos up on my webpage soon and get it on the parts page so purchasing is made easy. In the meanwhile if you want one, just send me an email.

guitardan · Post by **guitardan** » Sat 09/19/09 8:45 pm

Graydon wrote:Dan,

Great looking amp! BTW, welcome to 18Watt.com.

Guys, I heard Dan's SC on Wed. evening and it sounds great.

Graydon,

Thanks - I'm lovin' this little monster....
Lots of good stuff on the site too...looking forward to hanging out.
Fun stuff

guitardan · Post by **guitardan** » Mon 09/21/09 5:54 pm

Got the Plexi Panels installed : )

Frontal:
She's in good company!

Back side:

Post by **Graydon** » Tue 09/22/09 8:56 am

Looks great Dan. Thanks for posting.

brightboy · Post by **brightboy** » Wed 09/23/09 6:03 am

Graydon,

You should consider offering the GDS SC with a chassis/cage that would be
along the lines of the Vox Night Train, Orange Tiny Terror, etc.

Cheers,

Jeff

stevesuk · Post by **stevesuk** » Wed 09/23/09 9:30 am

brightboy wrote:You should consider offering the GDS SC with a chassis/cage that would be along the lines of the Vox Night Train, Orange Tiny Terror, etc.

You mean like this, Brightboy ?

Steve UK
www.valvepower.co.uk

Post by **Graydon** » Thu 09/24/09 12:32 am

brightboy wrote:Graydon,

You should consider offering the GDS SC with a chassis/cage that would be
along the lines of the Vox Night Train, Orange Tiny Terror, etc.

Jeff

Jeff,

That is a good idea. It could provide an enclosure at a fraction of the cost of a typical head cabinet. I have put a little thought into that concept over the last couple years but I haven't prototyped anything just yet.

doctornorbert · Post by **doctornorbert** » Thu 09/24/09 8:51 pm

A GDS lunchbox head would be a cool thing indeed...

M29 · Post by **M29** » Thu 09/24/09 9:26 pm

Hey you could wrap a mailbox around it and send it to me.

Lookin good guitardanny, so is the Tron!

M29

guitardan · Post by **guitardan** » Fri 09/25/09 9:46 pm

M29 wrote:Hey you could wrap a mailbox around it and send it to me.

Lookin good guitardanny, so is the Tron!

M29

Too funny Barry....

I once saw a guy mount some rack gear into a Budwiser Case of Beer Box, but there were no beers inside : ( just a preamp and some FX...

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